Family and Education
b. 25 Nov. 1587, o. (posth.) s. of George Clifton of Clifton-on-Trent by Winifred, da. of Sir Anthony Thorold of Marston, Leics. educ. St. John’s, (Camb. 1603; M. Temple 1607. m. (1) c.1608, Lady Penelope Rich (d. 26 Oct. 1613), da. of Robert, 1st Earl of Warwick, 1s.; (2) c.1614, Lady Frances Clifford (d. 22 Nov. 1627) da. of Francis Clifford, 4th Earl of Cumberland, 1s. 4da.; (3) 5 May 1629, Mary (d. 19 Jan. 1631), da. of John Egioke of Egioke, Worcs., wid. of Sir Francis Leeke, of Newark, Notts., s.p.; (4) 17 May 1632, Isobel (d.1637), da. of Thomas Meeke of Wolverhampton, Staffs., wid. of John Hodges, Grocer, of London, s.p.; (5) c.1638, Anne (d.1639) da. of Sir Francis South of Kelsterne, Lincs., s.p., (6) 17 Feb. 1639, Jane (d.17 Mar. 1656) da. of Anthony Eyre of Rampton, Notts. 2s. 3da.; (7) 17 Dec. 1656 (with £4,000), Lady Alice Hastings, da. of Henry, 5th Earl of Huntingdon, s.p. suc. gdfa. 1588; KB 25 July 1603; cr. Bt. 22 May 1611.C142/216/22; Vis. Notts. (Thoroton Soc. rec. ser. xiii), 68; J. T. Godfrey, Notts. Churches, Rushcliffe, 57-58, 62; CSP Dom. 1656-7, p. 279.
Offices Held
J.p. Notts. 1609 – 46, July 1660 – d., liberties of Southwell and Scrooby 1664; sheriff, Notts. 1610 – 11; high steward, East Retford 1616 – 47, 1660 – d.; county treasurer (north), Notts. 1625 – 26, dep. lt. 1626 – 46, c. Aug. 1660–d.; commr. of array, Lincs. and Notts. 1642, oyer and terminer, Midland circuit July 1660; assessment, Notts. Aug. 1660 – d., Nottingham 1663 – 64, loyal and indigent officers, Notts. 1662.
Main residence: Clifton-on-Trent, Notts.
Volume
Commons 1660-1690
Web Title
CLIFTON, Sir Gervase (1587-1666)
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Estates
Oxford 1644
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Religion
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